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Difficulty: MediumNational Religious Demographics

The 2021 Census for England and Wales highlighted significant trends in how the population identifies with different faiths. Based on this data, which of the following statements about the size of religious groups is correct?

  1. Islam is the largest religious group in the population after Christianity and those who identify as having no religion.Answer
  2. B
    The Hindu population has overtaken Christianity to become the most common religious identity in England and Wales.
  3. C
    The percentage of the population identifying as Sikh is now higher than the percentage identifying as Muslim.
  4. D
    The number of people who identify with no religion has significantly declined since the 2011 Census.

Answer

Islam is the largest religious group in the population after Christianity and those who identify as having no religion.
The correct answer accurately reflects the 2021 Census data, which identifies Christianity as the largest group (46.2%46.2\%), followed by 'No religion' (37.2%37.2\%), and then Islam as the largest minority religion (6.5%6.5\%).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the 2021 Census data for religious affiliation in England and Wales.
The data shows Christianity at 46.2%46.2\%, 'No religion' at 37.2%37.2\%, and Muslim at 6.5%6.5\%.
Establishing the factual hierarchy of religious groups is necessary to verify demographic claims.
2
Compare the sizes of the non-Christian religious groups.
Muslim (6.5%6.5\%) is larger than Hindu (1.7%1.7\%), Sikh (0.9%0.9\%), Buddhist (0.5%0.5\%), and Jewish (0.5%0.5\%).
This confirms which minority group holds the largest share of the population.
3
Evaluate the correctness of the statement regarding the ranking.
The statement accurately places Islam as the third-largest category overall and the largest specific non-Christian religion.
Identifying the correct ranking matches the official statistical trends presented in the Life in the UK handbook.

Key Concept

The hierarchy of religious demographics in the UK based on the 2021 Census.
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